1893. THE MAMMALS OF KILIMA-NfARO. 267 
about nineteen in number—namely, according to my nomen- 
clature : — 






1. Bubalis coket. 11. Aepyceros melampus. 
2. Connochetes taurinus. 12. Gazella granti. 
3. Cephalophus grimmt. 13. thomsoni. 
4. harvey?. 14. Lithocranius wallet. 
5: spadix. 15. Oryx callotis. 
6. Madogua kivkt. 16. Tragelaphus roualeyni. 
7. Neotragus moschatus. 17. Stvepsiceros excelsus. 
8. tragulus. 18. - —imberbis. 
g. Cobus ellipsiprymnus. 19. Laurotvagus oreas. 
10. Cervicapra bohor. 
It should be noted that the Brindled Gnu of Uganda and of this 
district seems to differ from the typical form of South Africa in 
having the throat-mane and jaw-tufts whitish or white, and has been 
made a sub-species by Mr. Thomas, as Connochates taurinus albo- 
jubatus (xii.). There seems, however, to be no interruption in the range 
of this animal, which occurs, wherever the country is suitable, 
from the north of the Vaal up to Uganda. North of the Zambest 
it has been recorded in Mozambique by Peters, in Nyassaland by 
Crawshay, and on the Kirgani River, opposite Zanzibar, by Speke. 
Mr. Hunter tells us it is found on the high plains N.E. of Kilima- 
njaro, but, unfortunately, calls it Connochetes gnu. 
Besides the Antelopes, one of the forms of Bos caffey is abundant 
on the plains of Kilima-njaro, and, according to Dr. Abbott, as quoted 
by Mr. Hunter, ascends the mountain to an altitude of 10,000 feet. 
This completes the list of Bovide. The Giraffe was also (a short 
time ago) ‘“‘ very common round Taveta.” Passing on to the Suide, 
both the Riverhog (Potamocherus) and Warthog (Phac ochevus) are 
abundant in Kilima-njaria, and ame Hippopotamus is found in Lake 
Jipe, and in “every large swamp.’ The Perissodactyle division of 
the Ungulates is represented by the Rhinoceros (R. bicormis) and 
one of the Zebras. I have always supposed this Zebra to be the 
northern form of Burchell’s Zebra, with the legs striped outside 
(Equus burchelli chapmanni), but Herr Matschie has recently made a 
new name for it, Equus boehmi,3 and he may possibly be justified in 
doing so. At the same time, there is great individual variation in 
the markings of Zebras, and it is very hazardous to base species on 
single skins and on sportsman’s sketches. 
The long list of Kilima-njaro Mammals is closed by the Elephant, 
which “lives in the thick damp forest, from 6,000 to 9,000 feet,” in the 
dry season, descending to lower altitudes during the rains. 
After this sketch of the Mammalian Life of Kilima-njaro, it will 
be evident that, so far as this part of its fauna is concerned, there are 
no traces of northern forms in Equatorial Africa, even at this ex- 
cessive elevation above the sea-level. We might well have expected 
a Wild Goat to occur on the summit of Kilima-njaro, as it does on the 
mountains of Abyssinia.t Instead of a Capra, however, we find a 
3 Sitz. Ges. nat. fr. Berlin, 1892, p. 133- 4 Capra walie, Rippell. 
